Hovenweep National Monument on the Utah-Colorado border is one of ten monuments in the Southwest that are at risk of losing federal protections.

Following a lengthy executive session with their attorney, the Montezuma County commissioners on Tuesday delayed the continuation of two public hearings on applications for after-the-fact variances. And it’s warm and dry in the Four Corners, and those conditions are likely to continue for some time.

The future of three national monuments in the Four Corners area is now highly uncertain.

Proposed after-the-fact land-use variances prompted concern among the Montezuma County commissioners at their meeting Tuesday.

A recently announced award of $25.6 million to the Southwestern Water Conservation District to mitigate the effects of drought has been put into doubt by an executive order from the Trump administration.

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More than a hundred people braved the bitter cold in Cortez on Saturday morning to take part in a rally and what was called the People’s March.

The Cortez Police Department recognized the bravery and dedication of numerous officers and dispatchers in its first annual awards ceremony Thursday night.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an effort by the state of Utah to get the Bureau of Land Management to give up control of lands in that state. And in related news, two polls released Tuesday show strong public support for some national monuments that may be in the crosshairs of the Trump administration.

The man accused of killing a 7-year-old Towaoc boy in December has been indicted by a federal grand jury. And the group that claims it owns 1,460 acres of national-forest land near Mancos has filed a response to a lawsuit filed against its members by the U.S. government.